Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, - Hardcover

PETER URBEN

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123725631 ISBN 13: 9780123725639

Publisher: Academic Press, 2008

Synopsis

Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards is widely regarded as the reference work in this field - an assembly of all reported risks such as explosion, fire, toxic or high-energy events that result from chemical reactions gone astray, with extensive referencing to the primary literature. It is designed to improve safety in laboratories that perform chemical synthesis and general research, as well as chemical manufacturing plants. Entries are ordered by empirical formula and indexed under both name(s) and Chemical Abstracts Registry Numbers. This two-volume compendium focuses on reactivity risks of chemicals, alone and in combination; toxicity hazards are only included for unexpected reactions giving volatile poisons. The 2-volume set is available on an introductory price of $320/?270/GBP185 until Jan 2007. Will then revert to the list price of $395/?330/GBP230. Order your copy at the introductory price now.* Predict, avoid, and control reactivity danger with this latest edition of the leading guide * Covers every chemical with documented information on reactive hazards; more than 5,000 entries on single elements or compounds, and 5,000 entries on the interactions between two or more compounds * Includes five years of new reports, new references to the primary literature, and amplification to existing entries * Links similar compounds or incidents that are not obviously related

About this title

Review:

Praise for previous editions: "A book that every chemist should have on their shelf." --New Scientist

"An essential source of reference for all those about to embark upon unknown brews and concoctions of seemingly innocent chemicals" --Chemistry and Industry

"A book that should be in every laboratory, chemical plant, emergency response and fire control center, school and college...I commend this book to anyone concerned with chemical safety and hygiene" --Chemical and Engineering News

"A very helpful and quick entry into the literature on the many unstable chemicals that have been synthesized and characterized during the 20th century." --Choice

"An outstanding text...thoroughly recommended." --Loss Prevention Bulletin

About the Author:

Dr Peter Urben is a now retired organic chemist of initially academic, later industrial, background who has undertaken practical work in many fields, at milligram to tonne scale, over more than forty years, (even neglecting juvenile essays in pyrotechny and blasting).

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0123725631
• ISBN 13: 9780123725639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2680